[nagdu] Obedience

[Danielle Burton]

Willa's done that a few times I just put her back in a down and wait a few seconds and then give the sit command. She seems to understand that she isn't to get back up unless I say to. When shpops up like that I don't praise I tell her down and waitand then asfora sit and then praise. and no treat. If she waits for the command and then sits on the command I praise and treat. This has worked very well. Also, I like to mix up the obedience commands and throw in a few touch commands sometimes just to see if she's actually listening and paying attention. Also, start with the food far enough where he can't reach it. I mean far enough where if you have to pull him back he still won't reach it. Use your clicker with the food may be very helpful. I know some people like to just use it for targeting but I have found it very useful for patterning desirable behaviors as well. 

Danielle and Willa 


> On Nov 20, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I am trying to be good and do my daily obedience exercises.  I try to do them in various places.  What else have people done to jazz them up and keep them interesting and useful?
> I would like to try them with food around, but I'm not sure I can be quick enough to keep Krokus from snatching the food without some help from someone.  He's really fast, and getting the food would defeat the whole purpose.  But I know it can be done, and would like to know the trick.
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> Tangentially, when I learned OB at GDB many moons ago, I learned to wait a beat or two after the down before giving the sit, so the dog was responding to the command and not anticipating.  But it seems different at TSE.  It was down sit down sit down sit, with no real time between.  Krokus expects that, and my classmates did it that way, so I was on my first or 2nd down/sit and they had done 3.  Seems odd to me, because Krokus pops up a second after I say down, thinking that's how it's done. Seems to me he should be waiting for my command.
> Tracy
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